[Bioconversion] Grass Pellets

[andrew]

On Monday 06 February 2006 21:02, Roger Samson wrote:
> Necessity is the mother of invention. There are now about a half dozen
> Canadian combustion technology companies selling a range of small to medium
> sized equipment (10 kw to 2 MW) with the ability to efficiently burn
> agri-fibre feedstocks with moderate levels of potassium and chlorine. Some
> equipment has more fuel flexibility than others, you need to shop around.  

 Thanks for chipping in Roger.

So with Tom Miles' warnings about slagging from potassium in the ash we have 
to look at ways of mitigating the low fusion temperatures. You mention 
firstly leaching, which is enhanced by harvesting later in the season and 
then some burners that can handle higher levels of chlorine and potassium. 
Perhaps someone can mention what sort of techniques are involved.

On [stoves] we have talked of "washing" soluble solids from manure. On the 
industrial scale it is common to at limestone to absorb mineral acids in the 
combustion zone. What other techniques?

AJH